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Peter Attia discusses biomarkers associated with the risk of the leading diseases

Feb 11, 2020

“Three of the most common human diseases are cardiovascular disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease. The most significant drivers of cardiac disease are smoking, hypertension and elevated APOB, a biomarker of LDL particle number.”

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Does blood type influence COVID-19 risk? | Rhonda Patrick

Apr 3, 2022

“Blood type is determined by what kind of antigens are presented on the outside of our blood cells. Blood can either be type A, B, AB, or O. Early data suggest that people with blood type A are at higher risk of developing COVID-19, but those with blood type O are at lower risk. In this clip, Dr. Rhonda Patrick describes the different blood types and how they influence immunity.”

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DEBUNKED: 2/3rds of Cancer "Just Bad Luck"

Feb 12, 2015

“Additionally, we also discuss the important role magnesium plays in preventing random mutations. "Men with the highest quartile of magnesium levels have a 40% decrease in all-cause mortality and a 50% decrease in deaths from cancer.".”

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How Cancer Risk and Screening Shape Early Detection

Jan 10, 2024

“In this FoundMyFitness interview clip, Dr. Peter Attia explains that early detection can reduce the burden of disease available to mutate and evade treatment, but screening carries financial, procedural, and false-positive harms.”

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Why Coffee May Lower Cancer Risk

Jul 25, 2025

“Dr. Patrick also revises an earlier concern about acrylamide: although roasting can form it, the human evidence she reviews does not show that ordinary coffee intake raises cancer risk, and the overall epidemiology points in the opposite direction for several cancers.”

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How Cryotherapy Affects the Brain, the Immune System, Metabolism, and Athletic Performance

Feb 12, 2016

“Perhaps the most clear-cut examples of cryotherapy’s beneficial effects are observed in the brain, where levels of the hormone and neurotransmitter norepinephrine – responsible for vigilance, attention, focus, and positive mood – increase markedly when the body is exposed to extreme cold.”

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The two stages of COVID-19 illness require different treatment modalities | Roger Seheult

Mar 10, 2021

“One aspect of COVID-19, discovered early in the pandemic, is that the illness occurs in two well-defined phases: an early and a late phase, usually demarcated by the onset of pneumonia.”

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Sleep, Daylight Anchoring, and Effects on Memory & Obesity with Dan Pardi

Nov 8, 2017

Dan Pardi: Ph.D. candidate studying sleep neurobiology at Stanford and University of Leiden, co-founder of Dan’s Plan online wellness company.

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What Research Shows About Creatine and Hair Loss

Apr 22, 2025

“Dr. Candow explains why a hormone change within the physiological range cannot by itself establish a hair effect. A later 12-week randomized trial directly measured hormones and hair-follicle outcomes in resistance-trained men taking five grams of creatine per day.”

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Why AI Could Add Decades to Your Lifespan | Dr. Derya Unutmaz

Jul 22, 2026

“Tools, companies, and resources mentioned OpenAI - AI research and deployment company behind widely used GPT systems and developer tools; its science case study describes GPT-5 helping Unutmaz's lab resolve a long-standing immunology question.”

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